Hainan visa free access is more generous than China’s mainland entry policies — and most travelers don’t know it exists. Since December 2025, citizens of 86 countries can enter Hainan Province without a visa and stay for up to 30 days. That number recently jumped from 59. Furthermore, it includes passport holders from countries that…
Lin Buran is not easy to find. He has no smartphone. He has no social media accounts. If you want to reach him, you send a text to an old BlackBerry or write an email. Yet somehow, this Canadian artist — born Brandon Collins-Green — has become one of the most talked-about foreign figures in…
Hainan sits at the southern tip of China, separated from the mainland by a 20-kilometre strait. It is the country’s only tropical island province — and, as of December 2025, the world’s newest fully operational free trade port. Most foreign travelers know it as a beach destination. However, Hainan is considerably more than that. Rainforests,…
